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grassland / prairie / CL:
HSK 5
lawn / meadow / sod / turf / CL:
HSK 2
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *草* | 草* | *草
grass / straw / manuscript / draft (of a document) / careless / rough / CL: , , ,
HSK 2
mimosa / sensitive plant (that closes its leaves when touched)
lit. sturdy grass withstands high winds and true gold stands the test of fire (idiom) / fig. strength of character is revealed in a crisis
to make a draft / to draw up (plans)
HSK 7-9
very rarely seen, unusual (idiom)
HSK 7-9
scarecrow
Man has but one life, grass but one spring (idiom). fig. the brevity of human existence
straw mattress; palliasse
medicinal herb (genus Mesona) / grass jelly
slipshod; careless; slovenly / (of handwriting) scrawly; illegible
HSK 7-9
lawn
HSK 7-9
strawberry / CL: 顆|颗 / (Tw) hickey / love bite
turf / sward / sod
motherwort (Leonurus heterophyllus or L. cardiaca)
mow grass
herbivorous
clover / trefoil
to cut weeds and eliminate the roots (idiom); to destroy root and branch / to eliminate completely
HSK 7-9
aquatic plants / water and grass (i.e. favorable foraging land for livestock or wild animals) / (Malaysia) (coll.) drinking straw
draft (legislation, proposal etc)
HSK 7-9
Shennong's Compendium of Materia Medica, a Han dynasty pharmacological compendium, 3 scrolls
lawn mower (machine)
flowers and plants
Central Asian grasslands
to graze; to eat grass
lit. beat the grass to scare the snake (idiom) / fig. to inadvertently alert an enemy / to punish sb as a warning to others
green grass like cushion (idiom); green meadow so inviting to sleep on
careless / negligent / sloppy / not serious
tropical pitcher plant (i.e. genus Nepenthes)
Chinese herbal medicine
(one's) last straw to clutch at; one's last hope
rice straw
HSK 7-9
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *艸* | 艸* | *艸
variant of
HSK 2
there are plenty more fish in the sea (idiom)
straw mat
pastureland
small, poorly-equipped theatrical troupe that tours small towns and villages / (fig.) makeshift band of individuals / rough and ready outfit
grass script; cursive script (Chinese calligraphic style)
lit. using straw boats to borrow arrows (idiom, from 三國演義|三国演义) / fig. to use others' manpower and resources for one's own ends
lit. to pick the flowers and trample the grass (idiom) / fig. to womanize / to frequent brothels / to sow one's wild oats
grasshopper
spatterdock (Nuphar pumilum), a type of lily
lit. sturdy grass withstands high winds (idiom) / fig. strength of character is revealed in a crisis
flora and fauna
to fondle the flowers and trample the grass (idiom) / to womanize / to frequent brothels / to sow one's wild oats
grass
to have disregard for human life (idiom)
herbivore
sb who goes whichever way the wind blows / sb with no mind of their own / easily swayed person / opportunist
lit. a rabbit never eats the grass beside its own burrow (saying) / fig. even a scoundrel does not do harm in his immediate neighborhood
Caotun Township in Nantou County 南投縣|南投县, central Taiwan
Sarcandra glabra (botany)
oxalic acid C2H2O4
lit. a good horse doesn't turn around and graze the same patch again (idiom) / fig. once you've moved on, don't go back again (romantic relationship, job etc) / leave the past behind
draft / outline / sketch
free-range chicken / (dialect) hen / cowardly
wire grass (Eleusine indica)
hay
the most handsome boy in the school (see also 校花)
licorice root
aromatic herb / vanilla / alternative name for Eupatorium fortunei / (fig.) loyal and dependable person (old)
sage (Salvia officinalis)
tough upright grass / (fig.) a staunch character who is loyal despite danger and hardship
before the troops move, fodder and provisions go first (idiom); logistics comes before military maneuvers / an army marches on its stomach
grassroots netizens
Hulunbuir grasslands of Inner Mongolia
the spongy, white pulp inside the stem of rush plants, used as a wick for oil lamps
lit. every tree or bush an enemy soldier (idiom); fig. to panic and treat everyone as an enemy / to feel beleaguered
herbivore / herbivorous animal
henbit deadnettle (Lamium amplexicaule)
Compendium of Medical Herbs 1596, compiled by Li Shizhen 李時珍|李时珍
withered grass; dry grass
all kinds of grass / all kinds of flora
straw
meadow
carelessly / hastily
weeds
grass
(of Taiwan aborigines) to go on a headhunting expedition
a book on Chinese (herbal) medicine / Chinese materia medica
Chinese anise (Ilicium anisatum, a shrub with poisonous leaves)
see 白茅
grass carp
milkweeds (genus Asclepias)
(neologism) (slang) to spark interest in a product or idea (esp. on social media)
Boraginaceae (family of flowers and bushes)
Miscanthus (genus of grass)
prairie / savanna
tobacco
the ten numerals 〡,〢,〣,〤,〥,〦,〧,〨,〩, nowadays mainly used in traditional trades such as Chinese medicine
(idiom) to bring trouble on oneself
bacillus subtilis
lit. sturdy grass withstands high winds (idiom) / fig. strength of character is revealed in a crisis
vegetation / plants
to work vaguely then retreat (idiom); sloppy and half-hearted / half-baked
straw sandals

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